Uncertain Safety: Allocating Responsibilities for Safety - Couverture souple

Netherlands Scientific Council For Government, Netherlands Scientific Council For Government

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9089641815 ISBN 13 : 9789089641816

Editeur : Amsterdam University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Flood prevention, food safety, transport of hazardous materials, infectious diseases, the risks posed by new technologies, and many other threats to public health and the environment call for ongoing public alertness. However, the ways in which these safety risks are currently assessed and managed fall short of addressing the uncertainties of future threats. The contributors to this essential volume argue that in order to ensure future-proof safety policies, we should be adopting a new paradigm, one based on the precautionary principle: i.e. the notion that the vulnerability of humans, society and the natural environment requires a proactive approach to uncertainties. In this vital report, the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy outlines ways to embody this principle in both private and public law and in various institutional arrangements.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Alinda A. Lamein works as the program manager at WRR.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Het voorkomen van overstromingen, de betrouwbaarheid van de kwaliteit van voedsel, het transport van gevaarlijke stoffen, besmettelijke ziekten, het risico van nieuwe technologieën en tal van andere bedreigingen voor de volksgezondheid en het milieu roepen om een voortdurende alertheid. Echter, de wijze waarop deze veiligheidsrisico's die momenteel

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Amsterdam University Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9089641815
• ISBN 13: 9789089641816
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 178
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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